Since the dawn of civilization, leeches have been firmly attached to medicine. Therapeutic bloodsuckers are seen in murals decorating the tombs of 18 th dynasty Egyptian pharaohs. They got their ...

“She's seen the pictures show up on our digital frame, and she said to Allen the other day, ‘What does it feel like?,' " said Leech's wife Jessica Blair Herman Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

The Reverend Dr. S. Kim Leech passed away on October 6,2025. He was born on September 12, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Indianapolis Public Schools and was graduated from Butler ...

The biological history of leeches is difficult to study: Their tissue decomposes almost immediately, and their boneless bodies rarely fossilize. But a geological formation in Wisconsin preserved a ...

A 430-million-year-old fossil has rewritten leech history, showing they are at least 200 million years older than previously believed. Unlike today’s bloodsucking leeches, their ancient ancestors ...

Surface-water temperatures at area reservoirs were in the 70s just a few weeks ago, and are starting to drop into mid-60s at most area reservoirs and even dipping into the high 50s at Wild Horse. With ...

The time when summer is almost over, but the days are still hot, dry and windy. Surface water temperatures are very warm, ranging from the high 60s at Wild Horse to the mid- to high 70s at South Fork.

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The medium-sized leech can move in an S-shape to swim and crawl like an inchworm on dry land, researchers said. Photo by 杨 震 via Unsplash For months, researchers returned to a single cave in southern ...

Around 20 of the 80 North American leech species are found in North Carolina. While leech bites are generally harmless, they can become infected. A common worry among visitors to lakes, ponds and ...

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